Bottle filling and crowning machine.



BOTTLE FILLING AND GROWN: G MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 1a 1907.

mentor attorneys faente Dec. 28, 1909.

IH NNUU H. A. ALLWARDT.

BOTTLE FILLING- AND GROWNING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.15, 1907.

Patented 1m28, 1909 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Tlnventt 'witnesses H. A. ALLWARDT. BoTTLE FILLING AND cNoWNING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1907. 944,352 Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

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UNITED STATES (PATENT ormoni.

HENRY A. ALLWARDT, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNR 0F ONE-HALF TO WILLIAMJ. STAPLETON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

' BOTTLE FILLING AND'CROWNING'MACHTNE.

sp'eeication of Letters Patent. i

.` Application led November 15, 1907. Serial'fo. @2.245

Be it known that I, HENRY A. ALLwARnT, a citizen of the United- States,residing at Detroit, inthe county of Wayne, State ofl Michigan, have"invented: certain n ew and useful Improvement-s 1n BottleFllhng andlCrowning Machines; and I do declarethe, 1 following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake a-nd use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying dra-wings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon', which form a part of thisspecification. e

bThis invehtion relates to bottle filling` and crowning machines,especially designed for lling bottles with carbonated beverages, andcrowning or sealing the mouth of the bottles after being filled, ashereinafter more fully set forth and pointed out particularly in theclaims.

The object of the invention isto providel a machine -of comparativelysimple ,and inexpensive constructionwherem the arrangement 1s such as toenable av plurallty of bot- -tles to be simultaneously filled andcrowned orcapped by a single operation of the ma'- clnne, thearrangements belng such asto provlde foroperatlng the syrup pump and thevalve controlling the water. supply; for

operating the crown or cap feeding mechan-ism and for controlhngsaid`devices to prevent a feeding of the fluld with which1 the bottle is tobe filled and of the crown with which the bottle is capped, except whena bottle is inl a position to be filled and crowned; to prevent foamingand to facili- 'i tate the operation of filling and crowning.

, pearing in elevation.

The above object is atta-ined by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of amachine embodying my invention, a.,portion of the inclosingc'ase beingbroken away and a portion of the frame and other parts being .insection. e Fig. '2z is a vertical section throughA portions lofl the nmchine, other parts Fig. 3 is a fragmentary viewin plan` of the upperportion of the bottle filling and crowning mechanism, showing moreparticularly the slides. employed for feeding the crowns and thereconcentric with said shaft. .cross bar 7 of the frame v1s a vertlcallyreclprocatory shaft consisting of a lower secsaid slides whichbar'tappears in horizontal section. Fie. 4 is a vertical section as lonline 11-.4 of? view as on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlargedlongitudinal sect-ion I through the expansible joint inthe connectingrod that.

ac t-uates the pump 'and crown feedingslide.v

. 7 is an. enlarged longitudinaly section atented Dec. i 28,l 'n

Fig. 3. Figf is ase'ctional through'the contrac'tible joint in the verlt-.ically reciprocatory shaft that presents they bottles to the fillingand crowning mechanism. Flg. 8 1s a sectlon as on l1n`e 8,-8

of Fig. 3, the pump and attached parts not shown in Fig. 3, appearing inelevation.

Fig. y9 is a vertical section through the pump.-

Fig. 10 is a' plan view ofthe pump. Fig.

l1. is a detail view in section showing. the cap position of the partswhen -the crown or is -applied to the mouth of the bottle. f

Referring to the 4characters of reference, 1

designatesthe frame o f the machine whichl 1s shown in t-he form of acasing within which some of the operative parts are"lo; cated. Crossingthe base of the frame or 'case and suitablyV .journaled therein isl thedriving shaft 2 carrying a suitable beltpull' I which saidshaft 'may berevolved.

The machine embodying my invention as illustrated herein is built tohandle three bottles at a` time; it is evident, however, that it may beconstructed to handle lany number of bottles desired. As the severalsets of ley 3 through the ynedium of operative parts which handle the'several' bott-les are duplicates, Iwill proceed :to de.-

scribe the operation Aof the machine with reference to one setonly. Uponthe dmam shaft of the machine is a cam 4 having a low point :5 and 'ahigh point 6, the remaining portion of the face-of said cam being Guided-in the tion 8 having an antifriction roller 9 iiits lower end whichrolls upon said cam and an upper section 10 having at its upper end abottle supporting disk 11 adapted to support the bottle l2.- On theupper end of i section 8 of said shaft is a cylindrical sleeve 13 intowhich is adapted to fit the open end of, an inverted cu 14 '(see Fig.7). De-

pending within sai inverted cup is a hollow stem-15 which is internallytlireadedand into whichA screwed the lower endA of the shaft section10.l The lower end of the stem passes through the bottom of the sleeve13 and receives,l the nut 16, whereby the cup and 'embracing sleeve aresecured together. Surrounding the stem 415 within the cup and vconfinedbetween the closed ends of theJ cup and sleeve is a compressible spring17, thereby forming a ielding joint between the sections of sai l shaft.By vmeans of thethrea'ded'portion of the upper section of the "shaftscrewing'into the stem of the cup, said section may be adjusted toaccommodate the device to "bottles of various lengths. In the top 18 ofthe frame is an openin 19 for the' passay e of the upper sectlon o said'shaft and t edis'k l1 carried thereby, Upon the "-ftop ofthe frame andsupported by adjusting screws 20 v(see Fig. 2) which pass throughsaidtop, is avvertically adjustable table/P21, ase having an openingYfor the passage of t e upper end'of said shaft and diskf-ll, said tablebeing adjustable. verti cally so that it may be raised and lowered inaccordance withthe'adjustment ofy the-.upper section of the verticallyreciprocatory shaft. -Secured at their lower'nds lin the top of vtheframe and projecting vertically therefrom are' ythe 'supporting tubes 22which at their upper ends are secured to the lateral arms2'3fofthefilling and crowning head 24 'having therein the central chamber 25which extends vertically through said head and which is adapted toreceive the mouth and neck of 4 the-bottle. Embracing the lower 2.Surrounding the lower opening of the chamber 25 in the head 24 and.confined betweenl the annular shoulder 32 of the collar 26 and the lowerend of said head, is a compressible ring or washer 33, preferably of`rubber, which is adapted to make a closure when compressed around themouth of the bottle durinfr' the, lling operation, as hereinafterexplalned. The function of the cams 31 is to move 'the rods upwardly` atthe proper time and raise the collar v26 to compress the ring or washer33 and expand it diametrically against the mouth yof the Formed in thewall of the head 24 and communicating ,with the chamber 25 with- .insaid head is a fiaring induct port 34 which extends diagonally throughthe Wall of the head and which at its outer `end communi- Cates with thesupply pipe35 leading tov .l passes.

the pump 36, said pump consisting of a cylinderin which is fitted 'asuitable piston 37 (see Fig. 9). Communicating with the supply pipe 35and said pump througha su1t\v able valve 38 is a syrup .supply pipe 39leading to a source of syrup supply, not

shown. Also communicating with saidsupply pipe 35 through a 'suitable'lvalve 40 is a water induct pipe 41. lThe valve 38 Yis of theordinaryplug cock type, and connected to the projecting ends of theIstem thereof are the levers 42 throughl thel me dium of which saidvalve is actuated. l-ivfA oted att'its ends to said levers, as shown-at43, is a. bail 44 through the upper horizontal portion of which passesfreely a` rod-45 which is` threaded at 46 in the piston 37, whereby saidrod is rendered adjustable lon- `gitudinally. At the upper end of therodv Al5 is 'a head 47 which is engaged by the bail'in its upwardmovement to impart a corresponding movementto thepis'ton of the pump.

The pump is mechanically actuated vthrough the medium of the verticallyreciprocatory rod 48 whichl at its lower end is pivoted, as shown at 49,to the outer end of the pivoted arm 50 which is engaged by the cam 51 onthe shaft 2, the'hlgh pointof said cam as the shaft revolves bemgadapted to depress the arm 50 to draw .downwardly upon the rod 48, saidrod vbeing returned after its downward movement by the 'spring 52 whichis mounted thereon and confined between 4the collar, 53 fixed on saidrod and the support y,54 through which said rod v Thevupper end of therod 48 is` j provided with a forked portion 55V extending at rightangles therefrom and embracing the rod45 of the pump piston belowthebail 44 as clearlyshown in Figs. 9 and 10. To attach the forked end ofthe rod 48 to the bail 44 straps 56 are employed which cross said bail.and are riveted tothe forked ends f said rod. By this arrangement` avertical movement of the rod 48 will'im'- parta corresponding movementto the bail.

'As the 'piston rod 45 passes freely through the bail, the stroke whichis imparted to the piston by the vertical movement ofthe bail isdetermined by the adjustment ofthe piston .rod 45, as the upwardmovement of the bail does not move the piston until said bail is causedto engage the head 47 of the piston rod, when the piston is carried up-ywardly'to the limit oftv ward movement of the bail. It-will` there orebe seen that by screwing the pistonrod` into or'out of the piston, thestroke of the piston' may be 125 .v

regu ated. Upon the end of oneof the arms 42 is a projecting-handle 57for the purpose sired. if v ,'The metal crowns or caps' 58 which areused to close or cap the bottles after being of operating the.pumpmaniially, whendev fimparting movement to the slide.` Attached fedtherefrom 'by suitable means operated by atransverse shaft 60 into aspout 61, the

lower end of which communicates with a horizontal. channel 62 in thehead 24 whichA in turn communicates with the chamber in said head, asmore clearly shown inFig. 5. For thepu'rpose'of feeding' the crowns intothe chamber .25 from the channel 62a slide 63 is employed which enterssaid channel and is adapted by a reciprocatory move- .ment thereof tosuccessively engage the4 .crowns as they feed downwardly in the spout 61and carry them into the chamber 25, wherein they rest. upon an annularshoulder 64v in the wall of said chamber'. The slide 63 is actuatedbymeans of thecam plate 65 formed i upon the rod 48 which passes' throughya slot 66 in said plate, as

clearly shown in -F ig.' 3. The slot 66 lin the slide 63 is of suchlength that the cam plate 65 -on the rod l48 will not directly actuatesaid slide by a 'vertical movement ofsaid'rod, movement being impartedto the slide by means. of'an auxiliary" plate 67 -mounted thereon andhaving a slot 68 through which vsaid rod passes, one terminal of which'is adapted to be engaged by thev j` cam plate on the rod 48 toreciprocate said' 'v 30 plate as said rod is moved vertically. At-

tached to the forward end of the plate 67 are the coiled springs 69whose rear endsare 'attachedto the rear ends of the plate 63,

wherebyy as the plate 67 moves forward a corresponding movementisnormally. imparted to the. slide through said springs. Should there beany obstruction in the' channel 62, however, which will prevent 'amovement of the slide 68, the springs 69 yield and permit the plate 67to move without 62 in position to be fed into said chamber by the nextforward movement of the slide.

Above the iixed head 24 which receives the mouth. of the bottle whilebeing iilled and crowned, is a movable cross head 71 in which is mounteda head block 72 having a depending annular flange 73 whichlies in acircular channel 74 in said head 24 and having an" annular dependingcentral portion 75 which is adapted to normally project into the u'pperend of the chamber 25 and to serve as an abutment to hold the crown inposition while the mouth of the bottle is being crowded ythereinto,which position of i parts is clearlyillustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 8. Inthe base of the channel 74 in the head disk.

fluid while the bottle is beingA filled. To

afford a vent for the chamber 25 a vertical aperture 7 is formed.through 'the head block 72. In the upper end of the chamber 25 is atapered steel ring 7 8 which is adapted to crimp the crown onto themouth of the bottle, as hereinafter explained.

Connected with the ends of the cross head .71 are the verticallyreciprocatory rods 78a whose lower ends carry the antifriction rollers79 that roll in peripheral contact with the cams 80 on the shaft 2.Embracing said rods and confined between the collars 81 thereon and theunder face of the top of the frame are the compressible springs 82. Thecams serve to raise the rods vertically and the springs `82 return saidrods after they have been raised by the operation of the cams.

The horizontalv shaft 60 is driven by means of suitable gearing from thevertical shaft 83, said vertical shaftv being driven in turn by suitablegearing from the. lower main shaft 2.

In the connecting rod 48 is an expansion joint consistingof acylindrical case 84 in which the upper portion of said rod carrying theannular disk '85'l is adapted to lie, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.Confined between said disk and the end 86 of theV case isa compressiblespring 87. y

It will be understood that in the normal operation of the machine, theshaft 2 is driven continuously andvl the rod 48 is caused to reciprocatevertically for each rotation of said shaft. 'As the reciprocation of theupper end of said rod will actuate the pump to feed the syrup and waterinto the filling head, it is necessary to provide some'means forpreventing such operation in case a bottle is notin position in themachine to be lled and',crowned; This result is accomplished by-means ofa lever 88 (see Fig'. 2) which is rpivoted in the aperture in the table21 through which the bottle supporting disk 11 passes and has ahorizontally projecting end portion-89 adapted tov be engaged by thebottle when .properly in posit-ionv uponfsaid Pivoted to the lowerend'of the lever 88 is a locking 'slide 90 supported ,in and adapted topass througha guide 91, the free ,end of said slide standin in proximityto the rod 48 and slightly projecting from said rod. Attached to thelower end of the lever 88 is a spring 93, the tension of which isnormally exerted to project the free end ofthe slide 90 in the path ofthe pin 92 on the rod 48 and prevent a downward movement of the upperend or section of said rod. When a'bottle is in po- .sition upon thesupporting disk 11, as shown in Fig. 2, it engages'theinwardly extendingelow the pin 92 ietf i larm 89 of the lever 88 and swings said lever onits pivot so as to withdraw the locking slide 90 from the path of thepin 92, thereby permitting-a free operation of the .crownv 4 5' feedingand pump actuating portion of the rod 48: Should the bottle break whenplaced 1n posltion, or for some other reason should a bottle not beplaced upon thesupportingl disk 1l, the spring 93 i 4'll project theslide t lo 90 into thepath of the pin 92 and lock the 4 upper portion ofthe actuating rod48 against i case 84 and the inc'losedspring 87. Bythis arrangement, in case a bottle is broken, or A for some other reasona bottle is not properly placed'in position, the operation of themachine is notI interfered with whil the opera 'tion of the pump isprevented,.obviating the ifeedin of a quantity lof syrup and fluid eX-ee' t w 'enabottle is in position to be filled.

' nexplaining the operation of the ma- .v ehine, it is assumed that theparts are in the l. initial orfirst position, as shown bydotted lines inFig. 2, in which position the antin frictionA roller 9, in the end ofthe shaft 8,

llies`in the low point 5 of thecam 4, thereby 'de ressing' the bottlesupporting disk 1l su ciently to enable a bottle to be placed thereonunder the opening 27 in thecollar ,413-5 '26,'A 'As the shaft 2 revolvesthe roller 9 rides out of the depression l5in the cam 4 and raises theshaft 8 so as to carry the mouth of the bottle upwardly'into the openingin the collar 26 and against the rubber'washer be raised by't'heir cams31, therebyrai's"ing the collar-26 and compressing the washer 33 ibetween it and the lower end of the head 24. This compression of thewasher forces it v against the mouth o-f the bottle land effects -a'tiht closure to prevent the escape of the liquld while the bottleis'bei'ngfilledl The operative-parts are so timed and positioned;- .thatimmediately after thecompression of v vthe washer 33 around the mouthof. the bottle,

the high point of the cam 5lv will by Athe conltinued rotation of theshaft 2'encounter and force downward the lever 50, thereb'ydraw-- y ingdownward uponv the rodv48 which being 5'5 connected with the rod of thepump piston will' move the piston downwardly and discharge from thecylinder of the pump the 'syrup which has been drawn thereinto by therfrrevlousyupward' lmovement of sa1d iston. 6()I downward movementfoffthel pump piston and actuates the arms 42 to close the valve'38 in thesyruppipe. lThe downward move- 'ment ofthe ump piston forces-the syrupthrough the p1pe'35 'andthrough the port 34 lor gasket 33. At this'timethe vrods 29 will placed in position, it closes the horizontal I h'eyy'olt'e"-54l is* carried downwardfqwith the.r y

-the horizontal way 6 2 so that acrown cannot into the filling chamber25 from whence it enters the bottle. At the limitlof the ldownwardmovement of the piston, one of the arms 42 will engage the projectingend of vthe Valve stein 40 of the valve in the water 70 pipe 41 and opensaid valve to permit a flow of carbonated water through the pipe 35 andthrough the in/duct port 34 into the filling chamber 25 and thence intothe bottle. As the bottle is being filled, the vent passage l 77 affordsanescape for the air in the bottle, and also for, any excess of gaswhich may remain in the chamber 25 after the bottle is filled. ,Afterthe lling ofthe bottle, the f high point 6 of the cam. 4 will encounterthe so roller 9 in the shaft 8 and raise said shaftso as to carry themouth of the'bottle into forcible contact with tlie=crown 58 supportedin the upper portion of the' chamber 25, at the same time the cams 80will raisethe rod 7 81L 85 and carry upward the cross head 71, therebyraising the head block 72 suiliciently to withdraw the depending centralportion 75 thereof from within the tapered ring 78, permitting thecrown' to be carried upwardly into 90 said ring by'the upward movementvrof the bottle, whereby it is crimped in. said `rin over the mouth ofthe. bottle to effect la sea ing thereof as shown in Fig "11'. lmme`diately after the sealing operati0n, the high 95 point (i of the cam 4passes the rollerI in the. lowerl end of the shaft 8 permitting said 5shaft todrop'to its lowest pointandenabling the removalof the capped orcrowned bottle. While the head block is in the raised posi- `100- tionas when thebottle is being crowned, thedepending annular flange 73thereof is withdrawn from the horizontal way 62 through which the crownsare fed into thech'amber 25 so that upon the return stroke of the r.od1` 0 5v 48 which is carried upwardly by the spring 52, the upperinclinedface of the cam plate 65 on the upper end of said-'rod willengage the4 plate 67 and move th'e slide GS horizontally to feed asucceeding crown into the chamber 25 ready for' the next operation. Uponthe descent of the annular liange- 73 of the head block after the crown.has been way 62 'andpreve'nts the escapeof the liquid/115 through saidway when the bottle is' being illed, 'as clearly shown inFig. 5, thecom- 'l v pres'sible' 'washer 76 at the bottom of the yannular channel74 in which said flange lies, serving vto make atight closure between`said flange and head. It will be noted that the slide 63 which-feedsthe crowns isv actuated only by the upwa'd movement of the rod 48.

`During the downward movement of said rod the annular' flange 7:3 0n thehead block closes fg enter the chamber 25, consequently the en-A.gagement Aof the lower beveled face of the cam plate 65 with't-hesliding plate 67 will *i parting any movementto. the, Slide 63;? Theingtoi permit offsaid .movement withoutimcompressible joint in the shaft'8isfor, the purpose 4of compensating for various-lengths of'bottles sothat in case' a bottle of greater -lengththan thoseforwhich the machinehasl been adjusted'should-beplaced in the ma-- chine, the spring 17would v yieldand prevent the breaking of the bottle.

By reason of the fiaring induct port-34 which opens into th efilling`chamber 25, the

carbonated orV aerated -fiuid which enters said chamber under pressurethrough said port, is prevented foaming because of the enlargeddischarge opening of said port whichallows av slight expansion of thegas upon entering said chamber and which be-` cause of its obliqueposition, projects `the fluid downward into the mouth of the bottleinstead of directing it forcibly against the opposite wall of thefillingch'amber, as commonly practiced. f i

To support vthe outer end of the slidev 63 and the independentlyvmovable plate '67 mounted thereon,a bracket, 94 is employed projectingfrom a fixed portionof the frame and having a slot 95 therein whichreceives said slide and plate, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, l v Y @bottle .to said headfor filling, a pump for what I claim as new and desire .to secure'byLetters Patent, isz- 1.,-In a bottle filling and `crowning machine, thecombination of a head, means 'for' presenting a bottle to said. head,'=amovableA collar around the lower portion of the head,

'a compressible ring confined between the head and collar, verticallyreciprocatoryy rods connected with said collar, cams engag ing the lowerends of said rods for moving the collar to compress the ring and forceit against the mouth l'of the bottle, and means for filling and crowningthe bottle.

2. In a bottle filling and crowning-'machine,vthe combination of -a headhavinga `fillingl chamber therein, a movable" collar surrounding theopening in the head leading to said chamber, said collar havinglaterally extending arms, vertically" movable rods attached to saidarms, awcompressible ringnbetween said collar and head around saidopening, means for presenting a bottle to the head to cause the mouth ofthebottle .to lie within said ring, means for actuating" said rods tomove the collar and compress.

the ring 4around the mouth of the bottle,

means for filling the bottle, and means for crowningr it. Y 3. In abottle filling and crowning ma.-

chine, the combination of fa head having a filling chamber therein,amovable collar on said head, la compressible ringwithln said collarVaround the openingleading to said chamber, Ameans for presenting themouth of a bottle within said ring, rods connected to .said collar foractuating it to compress I said ring ,e aroundgthe, month. of.. the@bottle, means@ for4 operating. said rods, saidv head leading. into saidchamber whose, innery end 1s flaring and through which the-.fluidconmeans for presenting av crown within said chamber above said port,and means for. crimping said crown over the mouth ofthe bottle after theoperation of filling.

for presenting a bottle to ysaid head for lling, said head having a waytherein communicating with the interior of the head for thepassage ofthe crowns, means lfor feeding the crowns successively through said way,a vertically. movable head block for closing the upper opening insaidhead, said head block having a depending fiange adapted to. close v'thewavleading to the interior fed duringthe operation of filling, means,thecrown onto the mouth of the bottle.

.nation 'ofca head, means for presenting a `conveying syrup tosaidlhead, a reciprocato'ry rbd"for actuating said pump, and

lthe-machine to be filled.

A 6. In abottle filling and crowning 'machine, the combination of ahead, means for `presenting a bottleto the head for filling into saidhead, a reciprocatory rod for actuating said slide, and a pump forfeedin slide actuating rod.

.7. In a bottle filling and crowning machine, the combinationvof a head,means for 'presenting a bottle to said head for filling and crowning, aslide for feeding the crowns into ,said head, a pump for feeding thesyrup, a reciprocatory rod for actuating said pump and slide, and meansfor locking that portion of said rod-r which actuates said .pump andslide .against movementwhen a "bottle is not in position to be filledand crowned.

8. 'In a bottle lling and crowning machine, the'combination of a head,means-forl andl crowning, a slide for feeding the 4crowns into saidhead, a' pump for feedlng .the syrup, a .reciprocatory-frod foractuating pump and slide against movement when a' bottle is not inposition to befilled and'- having in the wall thereof' anr-inductpolt;

tentslen'ters `the bottle, means for directing; Huid through saidportinto saidchamber,

of the head through'iwhich the crowns areV 1 forpresentingthe mouthfofthe bottle to the,

crown in the head, andme'ans for crimping means', for locking said rodagainst move-V vment when a bottle is not in position uponA crowned,said rod having an expanslon joint 4. In a bottle filling and crowningmay chine, .the combination of a filler head, means j .5.. In a bottlefilling machine, the combiand crowning, a slide for feeding the crowns i'the syrup, Said pump being actuated by sai Y.

presenting a vbottleto said head for filling 1.25- said pump and slide',and means for locking, that portion of saidrod which actuates saidtherein which permits of -a movement'of the lower end thereof when theupper end is held against movement. I

`9. lIn a bottle filling iand crowning -machine, the combination ofahead, means for 'presenting a bottle to the head 'for filling said r'odabove said joint, said loc ing means being actuated to release the rodvby a bottle' in osition upon the machine.

10. n'a bottle filling and crowning machine, the combination of a head,a verti- Y cally reci rocatory shaft for presenting a bottle to t e'head. for filling and crowning, saidvshaft having a contractible jointthereinl to compensate lfor bottles of varying heights, means forfeeding syrup to the bot-A tle, means for feeding the crowns, and meansfor locking the crown and syrup feeding dei vices against movement whena bottle is not inposition to be filled. f

1,1'. abottle filling and crowning mai chi-ne, the combination of ahead, means for presenting a bottle to-ssaid heady forlliiig and'crowning, means lfor feeding .they-ig; ..crowns, a. pump 'feedingsyrup, a vertically reciprocatory rod foi` actuating said pump and saidcrown feeding means, and means for regulating the stroke of the pumpiston i 'independently of the' -movement of sai rod.

12. In a bottl filling and crowning ma-4 chine,- the combination of ahead, means for presenting a bottle to said head for filling l andcrowning, said bottle presentingmejanspump being adjustable verticallyfor various heights of bottles, a s rup feeding anda crown feeding slie, a vertical reciprocatory rrod for actuating said pump and slide, andmeans for locking said rod against movement when 'a bottle is notimpositionto be filled. f

j In testimony whereof, I vsign thisspeciii- I`cation in the presence oftwo witnesses. j ,HENRY'AL ALLWARDT. Witnessesl f i 4O. B.=BAENzIGEn,rI. G. lHownn'rr.,-

